the deaf

noun

: deaf people : people who are not able to hear
She goes to a school for the deaf.

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Communication problems can be devastating and isolating for the deaf, especially in environments with background noise and crosstalk. Simon Hill, Wired News, 7 May 2025 Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning on your iPhone to turn on Closed Captions + SDH (subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing). Simon Hill, Wired News, 6 May 2025 The rock opera about the deaf, dumb and blind pinball wizard, Tommy, got a bit of a gloss-over, perhaps because of Daltrey’s recent admission that his vision is beginning to go (along with his hearing). Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025 The inquest was informed that Nunn spoke of her suicidal thoughts to her support worker at the deaf adult community team (DACT) at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust on Nov. 23, 2022. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the deaf

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“The deaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deaf. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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